Crypto market recap: Bitcoin rebounds after dipping below $65,000

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Highlights

BTC fell to $64,785 before recovering toward the $67,000 area.
Over the past 24 hours, 86,277 traders were liquidated for about $278 million.
The Fear and Greed Index remains in Extreme Fear at 8, down from 9 a day earlier.

At the time of writing BTC was trading around $67,450, up 2,2% over the past 24 hours. Ethereum, the second-largest asset by market capitalization, was holding near $2,035 with a gain of about 1.3% over the same period. Even so, the broader backdrop remains weak: the Crypto Fear and Greed Index stands at 8, which corresponds to the Extreme Fear zone. A day earlier, the index was at 9, meaning investor sentiment became even more cautious over the course of the day.

Drop below $65,000 and liquidation wave

According to Bitcoin.com, the key event over the past 24 hours was bitcoins decline to an intraday low of $64,785. After that, the price rebounded into the $66,700 to $67,000 range, but the move was accompanied by large-scale liquidations of leveraged positions. Positions of 86,277 traders were liquidated over 24 hours for a total of about $278 million, of which roughly $234 million came from long positions. More than $100 million in bitcoin longs alone were wiped out, while ether accounted for about $85 million.

Against this backdrop, the total crypto market capitalization fell by about 0.58% to $2.28 trillion. Bitcoin itself is down nearly 25% since the start of the year and more than 8% over the past two weeks. That suggests that the move above $70,000 in March did not lead to a sustained reversal, but instead remained more of a temporary rebound within a weaker broader trend.

Pressure from outside the crypto market

The digital asset market is now closely tied to the macroeconomic backdrop. In its report, Bitcoin.com directly linked the decline in BTC to falling U.S. stock futures and oil rising above $103 a barrel.

The publication also noted that Dow Jones futures were down about 0.6% to 1.7% by Sunday evening, while S and P 500 and Nasdaq futures also remained in negative territory. That matters for crypto because in periods like this bitcoin often trades as an early indicator of overall risk appetite.

What this means for investors

The current correction shows how closely the crypto market is tied to macroeconomic factors and the mood of traditional investors.

As long as Wall Street remains cautious and geopolitical and energy risks continue to rise, bitcoin is likely to keep acting as a kind of fear barometer. For long-term holders, this may be a period of accumulation, but short-term traders are facing a heightened risk of further liquidations.

Earlier, we reported that Bitcoin falls below $68,500 as Iran war risks persist.

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